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Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
AUD $4,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
This scholarship supports students commencing undergraduate studies at ACU’s Blacktown campus, who have demonstrated a commitment to community service and/or community engagement.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
This scholarship is valued at $4,000, to be paid in one lump sum.
There are two scholarships available.
Eligibility
- Commencing ACU course in Semester 1.
- Course: any ACU undergraduate degree.
- Campus: Blacktown.
- Study load: full-time.
- Contribution to community service and/or community engagement.
- Faced hardships or barriers in accessing higher education.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Australia
Nationality
226 nationalities
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
01 Mar 2025
Applicants are required to provide the following as part of the application:
A written statement of approximately 400 words outlining:
your contributions to community service;
any hardships or barriers you have faced and the impact they have had on your path to higher education. This may include but is not limited to; excessive family or carer responsibilities, illness, financial hardship, English language difficulty, refugee background, disability, or coming from a rural, regional or remote location.
Evidence to support the hardship/s outlined in your written statement. This may include but is not limited to; a Centrelink statement, letter from a medical professional, visa document, Health Care Card, or a statutory declaration.
Two letters of recommendation, these can be from any of the following:
Community engagement leader;
Principal;
Religious leader;
Teacher.